Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
28
27
15
15
13
6
6
4
4
2
2
6
6
14
13
7
6
6
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:25AM1.68m
11:48PM1.70m
12:13PM1.63m
00:31AM1.65m
1:02PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.22m
5:55AM0.18m
6:10PM0.30m
6:39AM0.24m
6:58PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
7
12
15
12
8
7
7
6
8
11
13
11
8
8
8
7
9
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
3
7
10
7
3
2
2
0
2
4
8
7
4
4
4
3
5
10
11
9
8
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